Valve



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ESE: EEEEEEEEEm D J =H m series of lateral discharge ports 9 its ends, this supply head is preferably threaded i Patented Mar. 26; 1940 v ra'ln lvr OFFlCE. I

' j "Alfred c. Arbogas't, Elkhar tp Ind, assignor to Y Northern Indiana Brass Company, Elkhart,-

Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application July 11, 1938, Serial No. 218,603 1 2 Claims. moi. 251-80) This invention relates to improvements in valves.

The main objects of this invention are: p

First, to provide an improved valve structure which-is well adapted 'for water faucets'andthe like, is easy of operation and notlikely tobecame stuck or wedged though used fOI; 3 substantial Period of time.

second to provide a valve which is not likely to leak, is of very long life, and easy of operation.

Third, toprovide avalve in which the water supply pressure actsto seal the valve when'it is in closed position. 7

Fourth, to provide a valve having these advantages which is simple and economical in its parts and the parts easily assembled.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is valve casing lhaving an extension 2 to facilitate coupling to a desired water supply. The dis charge spout or faucet 3 opens to the valve chamber 4. end of the body of the valve casing andhas a bore 6 adapted to receive a valve stem, the lower 1 end of the bore being enlarged andinternally threaded at l'.

Disposed centrally within the valvei casing' a cylindrical supply head 8'having an annular Intermediate into a suitable socket l provided therefor at the base of the casing.

it should occasion require.

The valve I2 is of the plunger type-that is,

it is designed to reciprocate upon the head or relative thereto and is also, in the embodiment illustrated, designed to rotate upon the head.

' The stem l3 has threads I4 of relativelyhigh pitch coacting with the internal threads! .to provides a chamber within the valve and below the cal head 8 and spaced so that when the valve is tions of the packings against the side of the depackings during the greaterportion of the move- A cap 5 is threadedupon the upper When the water under pressure passes through the ports 9 the pressure'forces the cupped packings away from the holes, thereby eliminating any. possibility of their being drawn into the Thetransverse kerf ll in the upper end of the head is designed to receive a tool for inserting the head or removing videfor quick opening and closing of the valve. A handle I5 is provided at the outer end of the The valve comprises a body portion it having a central bore Il';. to receive the head 8 and a skirt portion lfl'prefer'ably formed as a sheetmetal stamping or drawn element, this being threaded upon the body portion and provided with an inturned flange l9 at its lower end. This probore IT tlil of, this chamber-being designed to receive the packings whichare of the cupped leather type, the upper packing being seated against the lower end of the body portion IBand the lower packing against the flange 19.

A clamping ring 2! is arranged between these packings and securely clamps them in their. seated position described with their flangepor tionsslidably embracing the side of the cylindriinclosed position the discharge openings 9 are between the packings and the water pressure acts'to seat the 'packings orurge the flange porlivery head. When the valve is opened or raised or moved outwardly, the delivery openings of the suppl y'head are uncovered, as shown in Fig. 2, and 'thewater is free to escape through the discharge 3. As the water pressure is off the ment of the valve, there is littlewear on the 'packings, and threaded leather packings of this cupped type are known'which do not become hard'or unyielding with age and are very durable. To further insure. against tilting or, canting, thevalve casing is preferably provided with a guide portion 22 at its upper end receiving the valve as it'is retracted from its closed position.

holesor engaged in the holes, which might cause excessive wear and I consider this an important factor; in the long life of the packings.

Another feature of advantage is that the rev ciprocating movement of the valve parts wipes off any corrosion or deposit such as are present inmost water systems.

positsor to stick as a result of corrosion or deposits. It is also to be noted that there are positive stops for the reciprocating valve member whichmaintain the valve handle in proper po- 55 I It is found that the packings are notlikely to become loaded with desition as well as moving the parts effectively to and from open position.

v I have illustrated my improvements in an embodiment which I have found highly practical and as embodied in a water faucet type of valve. I have not attempted to illustrate adaptation to various types of valves as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as maybe desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 1 i I 1. In a valve, the combinationwith ayvalve casing having a valve chamber with a lateral discharge and provided with a removable cap having a stem receiving bore, the lower portion of said bore being enlarged and internally threaded, of a cylindrical supply head disposed centrally within said valve chamber and having an annular seriesof lateral opening discharge openings intermediate its ends, a valve reciprocatingly and rotatively mounted in said casing to embrace said head and comprising a body portion slidably and rotatably receiving the upper end of the head, and a skirt portion detachably secured to said body portion and having an inwardly projecting flange at its lower end, said portions providing an annular chamber and opening to said head, a pair of facing cupped packings arranged within the chamber in said valve, one of said packings being in supporting engagement with the inner end of said body portion and the other with the flange of said skirt portion, a clamping ring between and in supporting engagement with said packings, and a stem for said valve threaded to coact with the internal threads of said valve casing cap, the threads, being of vrelativelyhigl' pitch to facilitate rapid op'ening andclosing of said valve, said casing being provided with a guide for the body portion of said valve supplementing the guiding engagement of said valve with said supply head.

2. v In a valve, the combination of a supply head having a discharge" opening intermediate its ends, aloasing having a valve chamber concentric with said supply head, a plunger valve reciprocatingly mounted in said casing to embrace said 

